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Sanction Date: |
31-03-2016 |
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Project Category |
SG |
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Batch Year |
2015-2016 |
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Project Duration |
3 Years |
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BTA : |
Biodiversity Conservation and Management |
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Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Three experimental sites will be selected amongst the selected districts (Almora, Bageshwar and Uttarkashi) of Uttarakhand based on climate, elevation, land-use-land-cover and cropping system |
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Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (VPKAS), Almora, Uttarakhand |
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Project Partners: |
S.No. |
Name |
Roles & Responsibilities |
1. |
KVK, Chinyalisaur, Uttarkashi |
Responsibilities for lower hills (Badethi
cluster, Chinyalisaur, block, Uttarkashi)
and all analysis part is going on with
nodal center
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2. |
KVK, Kafligair, Bageshwar |
Responsibilities for higher hills (Shama
cluster, Kapkot block, Bageshwar
district) and all analysis part is going on
with nodal center
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3. |
ICAR-Vivekananda
ParvatiyaKrishiAnusandhanSanst
han, Almora-263601, Uttarakhand |
Responsibilities for mid hills (Balta
cluster, Hawalbagh, Almora)
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Lead Proponent: |
Shri. V.S. Meena
Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand
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Project Brief Description: |
Sustaining Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) and Soil Total Nitrogen (STN) are extremely important for maintaining soil quality. The SOC and STN affects soil fertility and ecological sustainability, and SOC storage can also mitigate the increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations on a decadal timescale or longer. In this context, an assumption converting land under annual crops into perennial grasslands has the potential to increase C and N sequestration to be investigated in this project. Three experimental sites (Badethi, Hawalbagh and BholnaNaghar villages) having different land use/land cover and cropping system will be used to measure CN sequestration. Yield gap estimation, BMPs, FIE, soil degradation, SOC pools, RMPs, IMPs will also help in determining the impact of the study Based on the generated data and results, major outcomes of the project will be CN sequestration potential of different ecosystem, identification of soil degradation indicators, community behavior towards CN sequestration, policy options for enhancing CN sequestration potential etc. and its benefits toward the community, researchers and policy makers. Finally, pre and post implementation observation in site specific technology demonstrated to local community (~ 325 households and ~ 1350 farming population). High quality training tools will be also utilized for capacity building. The project falls under the broad thematic group-'Environmental assessment and management' of the National Mission on Himalayan Studies. |
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Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
Farming communities in the target area comprising ~325 households and ~1350 farmers; approx. 150 progressive farmers will also be trained
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Activity Chart (For 3 years) |
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Project Objectives |
Quantifiable Deliverables |
Monitoring Indicators |
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To assess the soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil total nitrogen (STN) under different land use, land cover and cropping system (forest to agriculture ecosystem) in lower, middle and high Himalayas of Uttarakhand state. |
Data base and digital maps on soil cover, soil quality and cropping system in different transects of Uttarakhand. |
Monitoring in comparison to the baseline information to be provided by proponent. |
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To estimate C and N sequestration potential under selected pilot sites in community and measure the socio-economic and environmental benefits of improved land management practices. |
Development of pilot field sites for long term monitoring and data collection on soil quality and demonstration of land management practices. |
Data base and digital maps on the selected soil parameter (Nos). |
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To provide capacity building and training on the optimal land use and land management options to promote environmental awareness, to sequester C and N, enhance land productivity to combat land degradation in Indian Himalayas. |
Knowledge products like papers, training manuals on c & N sequestration potential. |
No. of long-term monitoring systems established Nos/ Area in ha). |
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To provide information and policy options for the use of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sinks in transferring C and N from the atmosphere to soil system. |
Training of 150 master trainers on land management. |
Models and knowledge products developed and published out of the projects (Nos). |
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Policy guidelines on use of carbon and nitrogen sinks in transferring C and N from atmosphere. |
Communities/ households engaged in Trainings/ Awareness Camps/ Workshops (Nos.). |
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Master trainers/ Women participation in science outreach programmes (Nos.). |
